You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane. – George Orwell 1984. Part 3, Chaper 2. O’Brien to Winston.
I’m extremely self-critical. Although I try not to be ridiculous about it, wearing horsehair shirts and all that. It’s a private exercise I don’t necessarily share with other people. – Gina McKee
Well, what I try to do is throw as much mud on the wall as I possibly can and just see what sticks, what shines as quirky or more interesting that the others, and I try to cling onto that one, somehow join a link from there to there. – Guy Ritchie
In the old days, I just could not leave characters alone. Now I just try to keep the ones that still have something in the way of stories to tell. – Gilbert Hernandez
Pride is a thing that I have tried to abandon completely. Try as I might, pride still creeps into many of the things I do. – Henry Rollins
You have to try and do everything to show your best qualities; otherwise, you will not be here anymore. – Henrikh Mkhitaryan
There are many other kinds of milk available. Why don’t we try drinking rats’ milk and dogs’ milk? – Heather Mills
The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this; What is the use of climbing Mount Everest? and my answer must at once be, it is no use. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever. – George Leigh Mallory
I try to take normal things – whether it’s a serious subject or something as obscure as a piece of toast – and put a very weird twist on them. – Harland Williams
Everything is produced by the workers, and the minute they try to get something by their unions they meet all the opposition that can be mustered by those who now get what they produce. – Harry Bridges
I try to be as thoughtful as I can about everything that comes out of my mouth and not reinforce sexism. – Hari Kondabolu
I try to get 11 or 12 hours of sleep a night. It sounds excessive but that’s really what I need. – Heather Graham
Actresses are nightmares. I don’t hang out with any of them. That’s a problem with my profession. I try not to be like an actress. – Gina Gershon
I write novels, mostly historical ones, and I try hard to keep them accurate as to historical facts, milieu and flavor. – Gary Jennings
I recognize I have faults. I’m accountable for them, and I try to do what I can to correct them. I will say that it’s unfortunate that everything I do is scrutinized to the point that it is. Frankly, I don’t watch the news, I stay away from political conversations. – George Zimmerman